Ariana DeBose on Broadway hazing: lessons learned
The Oscar-winning actress also discusses identity, joy, Broadway hazing, and the healing power of food in her latest role as a chef in House of Spoils.
October 9, 2024
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TCM Fest: West Side Story's Queer Origins and Other LGBTQ+ Highlights
Peruse a queer preview of the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival, a cinephilic celebration.
May 6, 2021
Ariana DeBose Is the First Out Woman of Color To Win Acting Oscar
She won for her role in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story.
March 27, 2022
Ariana DeBose and Kate McKinnon Duet, Discover Sappho Together on SNL
The West Side Story star and the Saturday Night Live veteran's sketches together were a gift to queer women complete with nods to Dana Scully and the Indigo Girls.Â
January 15, 2022
Revisiting the 'West Side'
West Side Story is magnificently reborn on Broadway and Charles Kaiser attends, rubbing elbows with theater royalty including writer-director Arthur Laurents, Kathleen Turner, and Lauren Bacall.
March 20, 2009
Randy Rainbow Sings Epic Musical Medley for 'Covfefe'
The satirical singer adapts hits from Cats, Mary Poppins, West Side Story, and more to lampoon Donald Trump's made-up Twitter word.
June 3, 2017
Ariana DeBose Makes Plea to Fight for Abortion, Queer & Human Rights
Oscar-winner for West Side Story and queer Afro-Latina DeBose reminded the Tonight Show audience to hold on to joy while also fighting back against the rotting Supreme Court's acts.Â
July 1, 2022
Honest Arthur
With his latest production of West Side Story currently on Broadway and a new memoir just published, legendary writer-producer Arthur Laurents tells his good friend Charles Kaiser why he's never been able to tell a lie.
May 6, 2009
8 Ariana DeBose must-see musical theater Performances ahead of the Tony Awards
The multi-talented Ariana DeBose (the first out queer woman of color to win an Oscar) is hosting the Tony Awards for a third time. Here are seven performances that spotlight her outsized gifts.
June 16, 2024
The Oscar Nominations Are Here and (a Little Bit) Queer
Kristin Stewart and Ariana DeBose are among the handful of LGBTQ+ folks to receive a nod at this year's Academy Awards.
February 8, 2022
Ariana DeBose Shares the ‘SNL’ Sketches That Didn’t Make It to Air
She also dishes on making "legend in her own time" Kate McKinnon giggle.
February 15, 2022
Ariana DeBose Brings a Fabulous, Super Queer Opening Number to Tonys
The number included same-sex kisses and nods to many of Broadway's LGBTQ+ luminaries.
June 12, 2022
Missing Trans Woman Natasha Kieanna Found Dead in Detroit
She had been missing since December 26. The cause of death is under investigation, but family members suspect foul play.
January 14, 2021
Pete Buttigieg Swoons Over Ben Platt's 'Somewhere'
Buttigieg elaborates that his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, often blasts Platt's music.
July 26, 2019
In the Heights
The toast of Broadway attempts to show a grittier side of New York City, but fails to deliver.
April 14, 2008
Watch Rita Moreno Conquer Hollywood's Bigotry in New Doc Trailer
The trailblazer faced many battles against stereotypes and sexism on her path to becoming an icon.
April 22, 2021